I made an offer, which I thought was extremely fair for both us and the seller, and the seller's counter offer sucks!

It makes all the difference in the world, and is extremely important for anyone who wants to network on a professional social network like this one, LinkedIn or others...

My market (San Diego) is extremely hot and the seller knows he can get what he is asking for his property but had it on the market for a while, fell out of escrow and his contract with realtor expired.I think the margins will be so slim that it probably won't fly for a wholesale flip BUT how do I know what will work for a buy and hold investor?

If I understand you correctly you're saying that with increased value (of any commercial loan) and time it could be refinanced conventionally but that those requirements are distinctly different than the residential loan requirements I'm used to?

Before you say, why not, what's the harm, let me explain that the wife is, unfortunately, suffering from dementia and she's extremely unstable, difficult, and paranoid, so there's something to be said for keeping a low profile and not rocking the boat.

They understands how to communicate clear/concise information that is extremely helpful.

Also have extreme garage, craftsman, and genie.

If so best of luck to you cause as you can see holding peoples belongings will make people extremely upset.

I'll have to consider the extreme circumstances, and how the two of us would treat that..This will play out over the next year, so hopefully I'll have a good update about what ended up happening...Sorry for the delay in responding!

@Mike Watkins I use various pay services to get numbers and in extreme cases pay a private eye.Could you go into more detail about how you sold the property 6months later?